ParkColorado Plateau
Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim
The definitive exposure of Plateau geology, open year round, with a free shuttle system and a paved rim trail.
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- From Phoenix
- 3 hr 30 min north
- Entry
- Park entrance fee, 7 days
Before you go
Fees, access, and what people get wrong here.
- Entrance fee covers seven days. Open all year, unlike the North Rim.
- The park is cashless. Bring a card, and note that non-US residents pay an additional per-person fee.
- Free shuttle buses serve most viewpoints and some road sections are shuttle-only in peak season.
- The rim sits near 7,000 feet. Expect to feel the altitude, and expect snow and ice on rim trails in winter.
Trails here
Routes in this guide that start inside the park.